OCT 2020-SEPT 2021
RELIEVING SUFFERING, REBUILDING BEIRUT
© Medair / Hiba Hajj Oma
OCT 2020-SEPT 2021
MEDAIR
Medair is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to relieving human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. Since 2020 we’ve been regularly funding its relief activities primarily to provide shelter, medical care, food assistance and mental health support to vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Somalia and Ukraine.
CHALLENGE
© Medair / Hiba Hajj Oma
ACTION
In close coordination with the other humanitarian actors, Medair worked to ensure that essential supplies and healthcare services reached those who needed them most.
Medair provided emergency shelter materials and helped repair windows, doors and walls. In addition, the organisation supplied hygiene and baby care kits and supported vulnerable groups, including women, children and the elderly with critical psychological and mental health.
IMPACT
In total, over 1,000 residential buildings and 50 public facilities were rehabilitated.
people
were assisted with essential supplies, health care services and shelter materials in Beirut.
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